National Press Release

Best CC sales month--third in a row

HERNDON, Va., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced March 2009 sales of 15,720 units, a 19.7 percent decrease over March 2008 sale of 19,587 units.

Volkswagen's stylish new CC, designed to blend sports car dynamics and dimensions with sedan comfort, posted its best sales month ever with more than 2,300 units sold.

"Volkswagen is encouraged by how well our new products sold in March" said Mark Barnes, Chief Operating Officer, Volkswagen of America, Inc. "Our stylish CC posted its best sales month ever for the third month in a row, and our seven passenger minivan, Routan, doubled its sales over last month. Our 50-state compliant clean diesel Jetta and Jetta SportWagen continue to sell well. Next month our clean diesel luxury SUV, Touareg TDI, will be available in dealer showrooms across the U.S. We're also eagerly awaiting the arrival of our all-new Golf later this year, which will also be available with our innovative clean diesel engine," added Barnes.

Volkswagen of America, Inc.

Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen is one of the world's largest producers of passenger cars and Europe's largest automaker. Volkswagen sells the Eos, Rabbit, New Beetle, New Beetle convertible, GTI, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, GLI, Passat, Passat wagon, CC, Tiguan, Touareg 2 and Routan through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers. All 2009 Volkswagens come standard-equipped with Electronic Stabilization Program. This is important because the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has called ESC the most effective new vehicle safety technology since the safety belt. Visit Volkswagen of

America online at vw.com or www.media.vw.com to learn more.

    VW-US Snapshot                      ---------- YEAR-TO-DATE----------
              March-09  March-08 Yr/Yr %   March-09      March-08     Yr/Yr %
               Actual    Actual  change    YTD Actual    YTD Actual   change

    Rabbit        698    1,744    -60.0%     2,187        5,051        -56.7%
    GTI           461    1,081    -57.4%     1,482        2,770        -46.5%
    R32             6      419    -98.6%       126        1,204        -89.5%
        Total
         Rabbit/
         GTI/
         R32    1,165    3,244               3,795        9,025        -58.0%
    Jetta Sdn   6,263    8,630    -27.4%    16,747       21,941        -23.7%
      Sport-
       Wagen    1,128        -      0.0%     2,865            -          N/A
        Total
         Jetta  7,391    8,630    -14.4%    19,612       21,941        -10.6%
    New Beetle
     - Coupe      517    1,159    -55.4%     1,989        3,115        -36.1%
     - Convert-
       ible       317      961    -67.0%       912        2,285        -60.1%
        Total
         New
         Beetle   834    2,120    -60.7%     2,901        5,400        -46.3%
    Eos           493    1,330    -62.9%     1,372        3,164        -56.6%
    Passat Sdn    781    2,831    -72.4%     2,482        7,297        -66.0%
      Wgn         205      636    -67.8%       608        1,617        -62.4%
        Total
         Passat   986    3,467    -71.6%     3,090        8,914        -65.3%
    CC          2,351        -      N/A      5,231                       N/A
    Tiguan      1,235        -      N/A      2,868            -          N/A
    Touareg       236      796    -70.4%     1,060        2,111        -49.8%
    Routan      1,029        -      N/A      2,195            -          N/A

        TOTAL  15,720   19,587    -19.7%    42,124       50,555        -16.7%

SOURCE Volkswagen of America, Inc.